MeridianCA
The town was settled in 1863 and has 319 residents today.
Is Meridian a good place to live?
Meridian’s midsummer high is 96°F, above both the California town median (89°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). Meridian has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
319 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Meridian.
A home in Meridian is worth about $443K, on Zillow’s estimate
Values rose 1.7% in the 12 months to September 2026. 63% of Meridian households are owner-occupiers.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The schools Meridian’s kids attend
The Meridian Elementary school district runs its public schools. Its one school is below. 78 students attend the town’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 78 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts
Most of Meridian’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
Meridian’s mean commuting time works out to 32 minutes. Most working residents leave Meridian for work: only 3% work in town. It had 57 jobs in 2024, down 45 from 2014. For residents locally, the share who live below the poverty line is 15%.
| Meridian | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 6.6% | 7.9% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Meridian faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by drought
Expected losses in Meridian break down as 89% from drought and 6% from earthquakes. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage here than in just over three fifths of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Meridian is
In Meridian, 13% of adults have diabetes. Among adults here, 27% say their health is fair or poor and 17% smoke cigarettes.
| Meridian | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 22% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 11% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Meridian | CA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 5.1% |
| More smokers | 17.2% | 10.9% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.1% | 5.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Meridian, 3.2% of the land is conserved
4.5 miles of trail. Meridian’s trail density is put at 0.9 miles per square mile.
| Meridian | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.9 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.2% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Meridian
Moving to Meridian: who provides what
Meridian is unincorporated, so Sutter County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
97% of working residents leave Meridian for work
Where Meridian’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2024
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Meridian; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Meridian residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Meridian
Census-designated place in California, United States
Meridian is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sutter County, California, United States. Meridian sits at an elevation of 43 feet (13 m). It is in the Yuba City Metropolitan Statistical Area. The ZIP Code is 95957. The community is inside area code 530. The 2020 United States census reported Meridian's population was 304.
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- Area
- 5.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 43 ft
- ZIP code
- 95957
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